NATS Altitude

About NATS Altitude

Altitude is a monthly live-streamed podcast from NATS - the UK's leading air traffic control company. Here people from across the aviation industry join our own team of experts to offer insights on a wide range of topics. Find out more about the world of air traffic control at NATS.aero.

Publisher

NATS - UK air traffic control

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Aug 2021

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   NATS Altitude 🎙️ Live at DroneX: From drone operations to an integrated airspace

   NATS Altitude Host Russell Porter interviews Andy Sage from NATS about integrating drone operations into busy airspace, highlighting uncrewed traffic management as a critical next step.

2. 

   27 Jul 2026

   From runways to rockets - the sky is no longer the limit at Farnborough International Airshow

   Join us as we speak to experts from defence, space and eVTOL organisations present at Farnborough International Airshow discussing the future of the skies Bonny Simi, President of Operations and Greg Bowles, Chief Policy Officer from Joby Aviation discuss their biggest milestones and how to move from test flights to operating a commercial passenger serviceCarlos García-Galán, Moon Base Program Manager at NASA shares their current work in developing the Moon Base, enabling astronauts to live o...

3. 

   4 Jun 2026

   NATS Altitude 🎙️ Expert insights from CANSO Airspace World

   Join us as we speak to experts across aviation for their exclusive insights into the industry, the challenges it’s facing and the exciting developments that will lead the future of airspace. ✈️ Martin Rolfe, CEO of NATS explains why events like Airspace World are important to connecting ANSPs and the technology NATS has on display during the event.Simon Hocquard, President & CEO of CANSO shares key themes from the event, including the development of AI, space travel and the idea of moving...

Inside a recent episode

The next chapter in airport transformation - PTE special

Published 25 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And there's massive funding gap. I mean, the airports in the United States have been able to fund through fairly cheap debt and increasing traffic. But when you've got capacity constraints, that revenue is not going to increase. And to unlock that needs massive investment. We're currently doing that in New York, in JFK, in Terminal 1, where we're just almost finishing our first phase of a development program. It's $6 billion. It's big. We're building a 240,000-square-metre facility, and that's working together with the Port Authority of New York, New Jersey, to develop a world-class facility right in the heart of New York. […]

Who has been a guest on NATS Altitude

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Andy Sage
• Laura Montironi
• Josna Joies
• Yvette Lawrenson
• Dr

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,666,586

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

81

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